desprezo

See also: desprêzo

Galician

Verb

desprezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desprezar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desprezar.

Alternative forms

• desprêzo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾe.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾe.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾe.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾe.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɾe.zu/

• Hyphenation: des‧pre‧zo

Noun

desprezo m (plural desprezos)

1. contempt; disdain (the act of regarding someone or something as worthless)

   Synonyms: desdém, contempto

Related terms

• desprezável
• desprezível

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾɛ.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾɛ.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾɛ.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾɛ.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɾɛ.zu/

• Hyphenation: des‧pre‧zo

Verb

desprezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desprezar

Further reading

• “desprezo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025